title: Sexuality in the climacterium.
abstract: A retrospective study on 421 women who spontaneously attended the Menopausal Center of Physiopathology of Human Reproduction at Bari University has been carried out to evaluate the incidence of the decrease of libido in climacterium and factors that affect it. The results show a high incidence of decreased libido (46%) and a correlation with age, dyspareunia and housewife status.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Physiopathology of Human Reproduction, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chiechi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Granieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lobascio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferreri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loizzi
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D002979:Climacteric / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019529:Sexuality / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012923:Social Class